In the US, gender discrimination is prohibited under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although this law gives nationwide protections for employees and job applicants, discrimination on the basis of gender is still a problem in modern workplaces. It disproportionately impacts women of color and …
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Why a Third-Party Ethics Hotline Encourages More Reporting
As a business owner, you want to build an organization where all your workers feel comfortable and safe. That’s why you invest in compliance training and team-building seminars, and why you take time to check in with employees when you pass them in the office. But despite your best efforts, a lot …
Understanding Healthcare Sanctions
When working in the healthcare field, confidentiality and ethical behavior is a must. A healthcare sanctions check enables you to determine if there is any reason a candidate should not be considered for a position due to previous bad behaviors or unethical acts. Healthcare sanctions are used to let …
The Surprising Benefit of Ethical Standards: Increase Your Sales
Can you develop ethical standards and still grow your sales and profits? Yes! When you strengthen your customer relationships, that is exactly what will happen. But there are strongly seeded challenges that you need to overcome first. Sales and marketing professionals routinely struggle to …
How to Ensure Ethics Along Your Business’s Supply Chain
Ethics say more about your business than you might imagine. It’s not just a way to catch customers’ attention (though it does) and it’s not even just a way to show your moral standing as a business person (thought it does that, too). Solid business ethics can protect you from being held culpable for …
Ethics in Business: 5 Questions With Melissa Armentrout, Owner of Skycrest, Inc.
Melissa Armentrout, Owner of Skycrest Incorporated, answers Businessing Magazine's 5 Questions. She discusses the importance of staying true to your personal convictions when it comes to business. What are the primary service(s) or product(s) that your business provides? Skycrest is an Executive …
